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Open Government Contests Tap 'Hidden' Innovation
Filed under: InnovationThe government has already tapped hidden pockets of innovation throughout the country to solve its greatest problems and can continue to do so through the open government...
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The Case Of Shredded Documents: DARPA Draws Big Crowd To Solve A Puzzle
Filed under: InnovationThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's "Shredder Challenge" could be called the world's ultimate jigsaw puzzle contest. But it was serious business for the nearly 9,000...
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How 8 Enthusiasts Beat 9,000 Teams To Solve DARPA's 'Shredder' Challenge
Filed under: InnovationOtavio Good, leader of the San Francisco-based team that won the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Shredder Challenge earlier this month, doesn't just do computer...
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Contact Lens Technology Could Give Soldiers 'Terminator' Capabilities
Filed under: TechnologySoldiers might be able to ditch awkward goggles or helmets to access data while in the battlefield in favor of virtual reality contact lenses. For more news and insights on...
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Defense Department Wants Cyber Arsenal, Report Says
Filed under: TechnologyThe U.S. Defense Department has accelerated its efforts to develop offensive cyber weapons that could be used to dismantle hostile military networks in countries where U.S....
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Defense Department Bets Big On Big Data
Filed under: Technology First Todd Park, former Department of Health and Human Services chief technology officer, bet on health data in a big way; got his upcoming Health Data Palloza, and then became...
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DARPA To Offer $2 Million Prize For Next Generation Robot
Filed under: InnovationRobots are coming closer and closer to performing life saving duties. But the Defense Department's Advance Research Project Agency is now putting up a $2 million prize to...
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DARPA Program Uses Plants To Make Large Volumes Of Flu Vaccine
Filed under: InnovationIf a major global flu pandemic happens, U.S. government and international health care agencies will be hard pressed to manufacture enough vaccine fast enough to keep ahead of the...
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NSA Wants to Hire Hackers
Filed under: WorkforceLAS VEGAS (CNNMoney) -- Wearing a t-shirt and jeans, America's top spymaster -- National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander, also the head of the U.S. Cyber Command --...
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Leveraging Data In The Military
Filed under: ManagementIn this video, Mari Maeda of DARPA describes scenarios in which using data has helped soldiers do their job.Continue reading Leveraging Data In The MilitaryPermalink | Comments
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Dissolving Electronics Offer New Ways To Fight Infection, Treat Diseases
Filed under: TechnologySometime in the near future, the military may begin using tiny, dissolvable electronic devices to help wounded soldiers to fight off infection. The technology opens potentials...
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A Discussion About Big Data
Filed under: TechnologyIn this video, Tiffany Shlain, founder of The Webby Awards, Jeff Jonas, of IBM, and Mari Maeda, of DARPA, discuss ways data can change the world.Continue reading A Discussion...
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Can Innovation Save The Federal Government?
Filed under: InnovationIt is one of the most challenging times in American history to be part of a government bureaucracy. A dysfunctional congress offers little or no support; agency budgets face...
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DARPA High Speed Wireless Program Aims For The Sky
Filed under: Technology, InnovationThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is beginning work to develop a wireless communications system capable of transmitting data at speeds of 100...
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